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John H. Threlkeld (Owen County, Kentucky, postmaster and farmer)

b. 1823?

Owen County, Kentucky, postmaster and farmer. Kentucky native. Son of Elijah Threlkeld and Margaret Threlkeld. Married to Malinda Hearn Threlkeld in Owen County, Kentucky, on March 27, 1851. Father of Mary M. Threlkeld, E. Harrison Threlkeld, Laura V. Threlkeld, Clara E. Threlkeld, and Nannie J. Threlkeld. Resident of Owen County, Kentucky, in 1850. Household owned seven enslaved persons in Owen County in 1850. United States postmaster general in Owen County in 1852. Renter in Owen County in 1860. Farmer in Owen County in 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 237B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 1, p. 407.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, District 2, p. 277.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Owen County, Owenton, p. 269B.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Owen County, KY, July 1863, p. 243.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Owen County Marriages, Film #001943449, p. 81.

Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Owen County, Kentucky, vol. 14, p. 792-79.

Citation

Threlkeld, John H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32280561 (November 12, 2026).

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